23. Feature - Morphing: The effect to grow in seconds

Mark in this pics how the image of  the Former President of USA George Bush changes to the image of the ruling President Barack Obama by applying the special effect 'Morphing'

Have you seen in the silver screen the effect where a man seen to grow from his childhood to a youth or to an old man within seconds? You must have also seen the effect of a human being turning into an animal, or a man transforming into a girl.

This magical effect is called Morphing. This effect or this special effect is a latest technology invented in the eighties to be used in motion films.

Morphing is a special effect applied in motion pictures and animations that changes or morphs one image into another without a cinematography jerk. The transition here is so cool that if one will apply pause the video and observe the picture at the middle part, here the picture will resemble both the earlier face and the target face.

American fantasy film 'Willow' in 1988 directed by Ron Howard is the first film to use morphing properly. Industrial Light and Magic had created this effect using grid warping techniques developed by Tom Brigham and Doug Smythe.

The morphing effect was also used in the famous album Black or White of the Pop Sovereign Michel Jackson.

Famous Hollywood films where morphing effect has been used are - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Now this technique is widely used.

How Morphing works - The process is about distorting one image at the same time that it faded into another through marking corresponding points. Means the programme will recognize a key point (physically), it may be one eye, the top of the nose or another place and place the same point of the later image through a process of transition. In this way the former image will be completely transformed into a purely different image. However gradually technique developed and now not only one point of the face but it recognizes multiple points to transit  in such a soft way that it never comes across with a sight jerk for the viewers.

Morphing has also appeared as a transition technique between one scene and another in television shows, even if the contents of the two images are entirely unrelated.

Watch this video of M.J. to feel the magical and illusionary effect of Morphing.

22. Feature - Tree

21. Feature - Turtle with two heads

20. Feature - Valuable Herbs of India

19. Feature - Amazing Banana Art

The innovative ideas of human beings are outstanding. And if that person who creates a new thing is an artist, then whatever he creates, provides immense pleasure to others. In this context Banana art is a latest development of drawing on a yellow banana or carving on a peeled banana.


When talking about Banana art the very first name comes in this field is Japanese artist Keisuke Yamada. Recently he is in news as he has created a number of banana arts by carving human faces resembling different characters of movies and also normal human faces with different expressions.

Among the created faces the faces of Elvis and Davey Jones from Pirates of The Caribbean have become more popular.

He uses a toothpick and a spoon as tools to create those figures. If I am not wrong this is for the first time the arts has been done on peeled bananas.


Banana art is an art drawn on a banana. This is a category of Fruity art. The artists need to be very fast in this form of art to perform, as nature will not allow them abundant time to create. The time limit is approximately half an hour to carve the art on the peeled banana otherwise it will start to rot and turn brown.

Yamada, who is an electrician, has a funny habit of eating those bananas after taking a photo of the created art.


Till now Banana art was limited to unpeeled bananas only. Mr. Riss a Canada based designer first thought of the idea to draw on a banana.

We here at 'News and Features' expect more in future from these talented creative artists and wish them all the best.

18. Feature - The Beauty of Light

Light is the symbol of positivity, prosperity, enlightenment, wisdom and so many other positive factors. Light is used both physically and philosophically. Have you thought any day that if there would not have been light in the earth how we could have survived? The answer is - Life cannot survive without light. However in modern times light sources are used to create beautiful effect to see, enjoy and to be illuminated.

A few Interesting points about Light -

1. Lighting is the deliberate application of light to achieve some aesthetic or practical effect. It includes both daylight and Artificial light.

2. Light travels approximately 300,000 kilometers per second in a vacuum.

3. The term 'Optics' means study of light and it is an important research area in modern physics.

4. Light is measured with two main sets of units - radiometry and photometry.

5. The International Dark-sky Association (IDA)  defines Light pollution as any adverse effect of artificial light including sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night and energy waste.

Light is a wonderful source to create a beautiful scene which can provide real fun and entertainment.

17 - News - A tribute to Oskar Schindler by Saswat aka Raja

16. Feature - Famous Women Fashion Gossips

   Fashion governs the time. It may be in dress, haircut, bangles, wrist watch, jewelry or in any other creative item. However, it has been observed that though men adopt some limited styles, women have a deep thirst for fashion.

Fashion is the current trend in look and outfit. Towards the beginning of the 20th Century  fashion magazines started to publish images of fashion designs and it was marked as a superb technique of business to catch the public. 

Salwar Kameej is the first choice of Indian women. It provides a sober but beautiful and attractive look to the ladies. Adding to that colorful experiments for greater look has been widely successful for this category of  outfit of women. 

The international and national fashion awards and competitions have created a large market for fashion throughout the world.

When western countries fashion has adopted a mono color trend more with an official look, Indian and south Asian culture has a more inclination towards colorful bridal presentation.

Beauty is undoubtedly the ruling meter of success in the society.Women get respect and attention according to her beauty. Naturally beautiful women are always beautiful and they don't need to worry more. But average and less beautiful women need to give more attention to make them beautiful. However with the choice of proper fashion the look of a lady can be changed from an ugly one to an amazingly  beautiful one.

The fashion industry consists of four levels. First the production of raw materials, second the production of fashion goods by designers, manufacturers, contractors and others and third the retail sales of the items and fourth the advertising and promotion in various sources so as to reach the message of its existence in the market for public adoption.

Fashion provides personality. Personality attracts or distracts another person towards us. Dress has a dominant role to play to give a good personality look to a person. So choice of dress is an important factor to  properly present yourself in the society. The range of choice is very much wide in todays time. Women should take the benefit of this to make them more and more beautiful by this charming trend of outfits.

15. News - Shocking tsunami of Japan

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11th 2011 popularly known as "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake disaster" was a 9.0 magnitude undersea mega thrust earthquake off the coast of Japan which occurred at 14 : 46 Japan Standard Time.

The original point of origin of the earthquake which is called the epicenter was approximately 72 kms east of the Oshika Peninsula of tohoku. The Oshika Peninsula is a peninsula that projects southeast into the Pacific Ocean from the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Honshu, the main island of Japan. Tohoku region of Japan is also known as Michinoku.

The earthquake triggered tsunami waves of up to 37.9 meters that struck Japan within minutes after the quake.

This earthquake is one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record keeping began in 1900. After World War II this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan.

The quake moved Honshu, the largest island of Japan, 2.4 meter east and shifted the Earth on its axis by almost 10 cm.

Around 15,000 deaths, 5000 injuries and 15000 people missing has been reported. Also 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. It caused heavy damage to whole communication system of Japan and a dam collapsed.

In respect to atomic disaster this earthquake and tsunami created the most complex situation as all reactors at the Fukushima nuclear Power Plant are involved. However, it was the second largest nuclear accident after the Chernobyl disaster.

Huge thanks to people of all the countries who have offered their helping hand to this crisis. Around 116 Countries and 28 international organizations have provided assistance to Japan to fight with the unfortunate situation.

News and Features also sincerely regrets for this unfortunate event. Let hope for the best for Japan.

14. Feature - Devotional - Durga Maa Bhajan - Jay Mata Di - Devotion with emotion - Himanshu Guru - Tere dar pe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlra6kv26z8

13. News - World's smallest girl – Jyoti from Maharastra, India

 Jyoti Amge is the smallest girl/teenager of this time. Her height is 1ft 11 inches means 58 cm. Her age is 14 years now and she weights 5 K.G. she is very much normal and studies in class 8th in a regular school. Jyoti is from Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Jyoti is a dwarf and she is affected with Achondroplasia. Achondroplasia is one of several congenital conditions with similar presentations. It occurs as a sporadic mutation or may be inherited in a genetic disorder. A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.

 This little angel has been treated as a mini celebrity in her place. She aims to work in Bollywood, the world's second large Film Industry after Hollywood.

This Daughter of Kishenji and Ranjana Amje, thinks herself very much normal and not at all worried of her abnormality. Rather she is happy and proud of this. She behaves alike other girls of her age to develop a love for jewelry and fashionable outfits.

The news of this tiny girl recalls us the story ' Tom thumb', where a cart was seen driven by nobody. But when observed in micro level it was found that a small dwarf boy of human thumb height is sitting in the ear of one of the horses, driving the cart. In fact he was commanding and the huge first running animals were pulling the cart to his order. It was a fascinating story but now it is real as we have got Jyoti.

We at News and Features wish all the best to jyoti for every constructive aim she keeps.

 

12 - News - Cricket - IPL 4 - Fixtures

Fri Apr 8
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
1st match – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat Apr 9
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
2nd match – Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Sat Apr 9
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
3rd match – Team Kochi v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kochi)
Venue TBC

Sun Apr 10
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
4th match – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun Apr 10
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
5th match – Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mon Apr 11
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
6th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Tue Apr 12
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
7th match – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Tue Apr 12
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
8th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Apr 13
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
9th match – Pune Warriors v Team Kochi
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Wed Apr 13
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
10th match – Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Thu Apr 14
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
11th match – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Fri Apr 15
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
12th match – Mumbai Indians v Team Kochi (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Fri Apr 15
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
13th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sat Apr 16
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
14th match – Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat Apr 16
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
15th match – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Sun Apr 17
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
16th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Sun Apr 17
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
17th match – Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mon Apr 18
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
18th match – Team Kochi v Chennai Super Kings (Kochi)
Venue TBC

Tue Apr 19
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
19th match – Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue Apr 19
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
20th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Apr 20
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
21st match – Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Wed Apr 20
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
22nd match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Team Kochi (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Thu Apr 21
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
23rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Fri Apr 22
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
24th match – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Sat Apr 23
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
25th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Sat Apr 23
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
26th match – Delhi v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun Apr 24
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
27th match – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Sun Apr 24
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
28th match – Rajasthan Royals v Team Kochi
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Mon Apr 25
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
29th match – Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Tue Apr 26
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
30th match – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Wed Apr 27
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
31st match – Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Wed Apr 27
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
32nd match – Team Kochi v Deccan Chargers (Kochi)
Venue TBC

Thu Apr 28
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
33rd match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Thu Apr 28
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
34th match – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Fri Apr 29
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
35th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat Apr 30
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
36th match – Team Kochi v Delhi Daredevils (Kochi)
Venue TBC

Sat Apr 30
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
37th match – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Sun May 1
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
38th match – Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Sun May 1
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
39th match – Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon May 2
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
40th match – Delhi Daredevils v Team Kochi
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 

Tue May 3

14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
41st match – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Wed May 4
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
42nd match – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Wed May 4
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
43rd match – Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Thu May 5
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
44th match – Team Kochi v Kolkata Knight Riders (Kochi)
Venue TBC

Thu May 5
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
45th match – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Fri May 6
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
46th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat May 7
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
47th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Sat May 7
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
48th match – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Sun May 8
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
49th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Team Kochi
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun May 8
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
50th match – Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mon May 9
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
51st match – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Tue May 10
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
52nd match – Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Tue May 10
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
53rd match – Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors (Hyderabad)
Venue TBC

Wed May 11
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
54th match – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Thu May 12
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
55th match – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri May 13
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
56th match – Team Kochi v Kings XI Punjab (Indore)
Venue TBC

Sat May 14
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
57th match – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Sat May 14
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
58th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun May 15
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
59th match – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils (Dharamsala)
Venue TBC

Sun May 15
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
60th match – Team Kochi v Rajasthan Royals (Indore)
Venue TBC

Mon May 16
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
61st match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Tue May 17
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
62nd match – Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers (Pune)
Venue TBC

Wed May 18
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
63rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Dharamsala)
Venue TBC

Wed May 18
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
64th match – Chennai Super Kings v Team Kochi
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Thu May 19
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
65th match – Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders (Pune)
Venue TBC

Fri May 20
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
66th match – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals (Mumbai)
Venue TBC

Sat May 21
10:30 GMT |06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
67th match – Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers (Dharamsala)
Venue TBC

Sat May 21
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
68th match – Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun May 22
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local|06:30 EDT | 05:30 CDT | 03:30 PDT
69th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun May 22
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
70th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)
Venue TBC

Tue May 24
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
Qualifier 1 – TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Wed May 25
14:30 GMT |10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
Eliminator – TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Fri May 27
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
Qualifier 2 – TBC v TBC
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat May 28
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local|10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT
Final – TBC v TBC
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai